Solicitor/CILEx

A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.

Shoosmiths’ Consumer Finance Litigation and Recoveries team acts for major banks, building societies, other lenders and debt purchasers advising on the recovery of secured and unsecured consumer lending products.

We provide pre-legal negotiations services with the aim to avoid litigation where possible but aligned to teams who will take appropriate litigation action where necessary to obtain judgment and to enforce those judgments where needed.

The teams dealing with standard litigation are supported by teams of solicitors and other experienced staff to deal with complex, technical legal issues whether arising from defended litigation or otherwise.

We are seeking an ambitious and conscientious solicitor to join our consumer finance litigation team based in Northampton.  The ideal candidate will have experience dealing with complex financial disputes ideally with consumer credit and fraud experience together with experience of dealing with claims against. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to work under pressure in this fast paced environment. Volume debt litigation experience would be highly advantageous.  This challenging role provides an exciting opportunity to join and progress within an expanding, litigation team in Northampton and to develop your own skill set by working alongside our experienced partners and legal team.

We are looking to appoint either a 1 year PQE + solicitor or, potentially, a CILEX with appropriate equivalent experience dealing with consumer credit recoveries litigation.

We are a values-driven business – our values are at the core of the firm and we evaluate how we behave in accordance with these values through a competency framework. This role is considered to be at competency Level 1 in our internal framework.

If you have any queries about this prospect or life at Shoosmiths before deciding whether to apply, we are always happy to have a confidential discussion with you so please get in touch with Rachel Charlton in our recruitment team (Rachel.charlton@shoosmiths.co.uk).

Background checks

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. 

Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.